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PATENT (DEEIcE.V

ALBIN WARTH, OF STAPLETON, `NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN TAILRS TABLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 207,575, dated August27,1878; application filed June 27, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBIN WARTH, of Stapleton, inv the county ofRichmond and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Tailors Tables, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, in which- Figure l represents a side elevation of my invention.Fig. 1X is an edge view of the removable bridge. Fig. 2 is a plan or topView. Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the plane wx, Fig. 1. Fig. 3x isa detail view. Figs. 4 to 7, inclusive, are details, .which will bereferred to as the description progresses. Fig. 8 is a longitudinalvertical section in the plane y y, Fig. 3. Fig. 9 is a plan or top view,illustrating the operation in piling fabrics with naps or patterns. Fig.10 is a bottom view of the package-carrier, showing the spring-latchesby which it is held from turning.-

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to certain improvements on that class of tailorstables which I have described in my Patents No. 149,015, March 14, 1874,and No. 185,371, December 12, 1876.

My present improvements consist in the combination, with the table, thepackage-carrier, and the folding-gage, of two rails, both secured to thetable, and one being situated below the table-top, so that thepackage-carrier is supported on both sides, and at the same time room,is obtained for the foldingage. g The car which supports the seat forthe workman is connected with the package-carrier by a platformextending across the tabletop, whereby the strain upon the table isequalized. i

The package-carrier receives its motion by an endless chain or rope, andits motion can be controlled by the workman occupying the seat of thecar. The folding-gage is provided with a grooved rod, which turnsautomatically as the thickness of the pile on the table increases. Theguide -rollers of the packagecarrier are adjustable, so as to carry thefabric either below or above the-platform which connects thepackage-carrier and the car. The bauds which support the packageextendover rollers, which can be adjusted toward or from each other,according to the shape of the package. A flanged bridge serves totransmit the pile from the piling-table to the markingtable or tables.

In the drawing, the letter A designates a table, which is supported bylegs B,and which is forty or more feet long. On this table is placed thepackage-carrier C, which is provided With wheels a a b b, resting onrails c d. (Best seen in Fig. 3.) The rail c is secured to the table Aon a level with its top; but the rail d is secured to the legs B belowthe top of the table, so as to get room for the foldinggages, as will bepresently more fully explained, and, at the same time, by having a railon each side of the table, the strain exerted by the package-carrier isequalized. The wheels b b are secured to vertical rods c, the lower endsof which support the platform of the car D, while their upper endssupport one end of a platform, E, that extends across the table A, andthe opposite end of which is secured to an L-shaped bracket, F, thevertical portion of which supports the axles of the wheels a a, whileits horizontal portion supports the pivotf, on which turns thepackagecarrier C. This package-carrier consists of a platform, g, fromwhich rise four standards, h, the upper ends of which are connected bytraverses. t'. These traverses are provided with notches ji, Fig. 1,which form the bearings for the gudgeons of rollers k, and on thcstandards h are secured brackets li, which form the bearings for therollers l.' The package G is supported by cords orbands m,which extendover and around the rollers k l. (See Figs. 1 and 8.) When thev packageis round the rollers k are placed in the outer notches l j but when thepackage is oblon g, as shown in Fig. 1, the rollers lc are plaeedin thenotches j*, so that in drawing off the fabric the package is preventedfromfalling. over with a jerk.v As the fabric is drawn off from thepackage it passes over one of the rollers 7.', down through a gage, W",which is, adjusted according to the width of the fabric, and thenbetween the guide-rollers n to the folding'- gages H H'. Theguide-rollers n have their bearingsl in hangers o, which are secured inlugs p, attached to theplatform f/ of the package-carrier, and which canbc raised or lowered in said lugs, and secured in the required positionby set-screws q. When the fabric has no nap or no particular pattern ordesign,

so that the dierent layers can be placed one on top of the other withoutregard to such 11a attern or desi n the aide-rollers n are p l p D g ggvl the clutch-lever M is moved so that its tooth atl engages witl\thechain-wheel L and prelowered to such a position that .the fabric, after.having passed through between the same, will pass below the transverseplatform E, as shown in Fig. 1; but when in placing.

the layers regard vmust be taken of the n ap, patterns, or designs ofthe fabric, the guiderollers n are raised (see Fig. 8) to allow thepackage-carrier to turn round over said transverse platform, as will behereinafter more 4fully, explained.

The package-carrier is prevented from turning on its pivot f by suitablespring-latches r', which can be operated by a slide, r, so placed thatit can beconveniently reached by the Workman occupying the car D. Theselatches engage with studs, lr2, rising from the bracket F. The platformof this car is supported on its inner side by the rods e, as alreadystated, and on its outside bywheels s, Vwhich run on `a rail, t, securedto the oor. From the platform of the car rises the workmans seat H".With the wheels 's are combined brakes u, which are operated byfoot-levers v, so that the motion of the car and of the package-carriercan be checked or arrested at any moment.

On the side of the table A is situated an.

-L L0 turn loosely on studs al, secured in an extension, b1, of thelvertical branch of the bracket F, which supports the package-carrier G.In this extension is fastened a screw, c, Fig. 1,which forms the fulcrumfor a clutchlever, M, which is provided with two noses,

dl el, so placed that by swinging said lever to the position shown inFig. 1 the nose d1 engages with the teeth of the chain-wheel L. Byswinging said lever to its central position both the chain-wheels L andL"I are free, and by swinging the lever from its central positionoutward in the direction of arrow l the nose el is brought to engagewith the teeth of the chain-wheel L.

The upper end of the lever M is connected by a pivot, f, with a toothedrack, g1, which engages with a pinion, h1, mounted on one end of atubular shaft, '51, (see Figs. 1, 2, and 3,) that embraces an arbor, jl,and extends through beneath the platform E. On the opposite end of thetubular shaft il is firmly secured a disk, kl, (Figs. 3 and 3*,) whichis provided with two shoulders, Zl Z0, and close to this disk issituated a hand-crank, m, which is mounted on the arbor jl, and fastenedto the disk k1 by a set-screw, a. From the platform E projects a tongue,p', so situated that it allows the disk k1 to be turned until either oneor the other of theshoulders ll l" comes in contact with said tongue.WhenV the hand-crank m' is turned to the horizontal positionl shown linFigs. 2l

and 3 the shoulder l* abuts against the tongue and bythe action of thepinion h1 and rack vents A,the same from turning onits stud. As thechain I travels in the direction of arrow 2,

Fig. 1, it moves the package-carrier in the direction of arrow 3 untilthe tooth d1 is thrown out of gear with the chain-wheel L. Thisoperation can be effected by turning the handcrank ml'to a verticalposition, or it is effected automatically, whenever the package-carrieris permitted to move close to the end of the table A, by the followingmeans: In the vertical extension b1 of the bracket F are mounted twohorizontal rock-shafts, qV r1, Figs. 1 and 2, on the outer ends of whichare mounted arms s, which connect by links t1 with the rackA gl. 0n theinner ends of said rock-shafts are secured tappet-levers ul'fv, atdifferent distances from the inner surface of the rail c, which supportsthe wheels a a of the packagecarrier, and these levers act,respectively, on inclined planes u* fv, which are secured between therail c and the edge of the table A, the inclined plane u* being sosituated that when the package-carrier has moved, in the direction ofarrow 3, nearly -to the end of the table the tappet-lever u rides up onthe inclined plane ul, and when the package-carrier moves in theopposite direction, the tappetlever lv rides up on the inclined plane'vih By referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that when the tappet-levera' rides up on the inclined plane a* the rack g1 is caused to slide, soas to turn the clutch-lever M in the direction of arrow 1, the nose d isthrown out of gear with the chain-wheel L, and the motion of thepackage-carrier is stopped. At the same time the hand-crank m1 isturned, so as to 4throw the shoulder ll out of contact with the tonguep', and by turning this hand-crank still farther, until the shoulder l"strikes the tongue p', the nose el of the clutch-lever M is thrown ingear with the chain-wheel L, and the motion. of the package-carrier isreversed, as already described.

When the package-carrier reaches the opposite end of its 'stroke itsmotion islarrested by the action of the inclined plane c* on thetappet-lever v'. It will also be noticed that the position of thetappet-levers u 'u' is governed one by theother-that is to say, if oneof the tappet-levers is raised by its inclined plane the other isdepressed, and vice versa. The inclined .planes u* o* will, in practice,be so arranged that they can be adjusted toward or from each other,according to the dis tance which the package-carrier is to travel.

The arms s1 connect, by links a?, with stoplevers b2, Fig. 1, which actonteeth c2, projecting from the face of the wheels a, whenever the rackgl is moved, so as to throw the clutchlever M out of gear with thechain-wheels L L. The object of this arrangement is to counteract themomentum acquired by the packagein one of the lugs g2.

carrier, and to stop its motion immediately as soon as both thechain-wheels L L are free to revolve. Themomentumacquiredbythepackage-carrier may, however, also be counteracted by the brakes u ofthe car D, said brakes being under the control of the workman occupymgthe car, as previously described.

The folding-gages H H' consist of bed-plates d2, F1 g. 3, which extendover the table A, and are provided at one end with downwardly-projectingIianges e2, bent inward beneath the table, and furnished with set-screwsf, which erve to fasten the same in the required posilon.

From each of the bed-plates d2 rise lugs g2, one at each end, which formthe bearings for a rock-shaft, h, to which is secured a clampin g-jaw,i2, and a weighted arm, jl, which latter serves to Araise and to depressthe clamping-jaw. c (See Figs. 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.) Onthe top of eachclamping-jaw is placed a bar, k2, which is adapted to rock in itsbearings l2, and on one end of which is secured a crank, m, thewrist-pin of which works in an oblique slot, n2,

(See Fig. 4.)

In the top of the rock-bar k2 is a groove, 02,

to receive the point of the knife which serves to cut the fabric.

The object of the rock-bar k2 is to compensate for the upward motion ofthe clampingjaw as the pile placed beneath said jaw increases inthickness. When the clamping-jaw is raised the rock-bar moves inacircle, and if vsaid bar is firmly secured to the clamping-jaw thepieces cut off from the fabric differ in length so much that if a pileof one or more inches in thickness is formed the length of the toplayers is greater by one-quarter inch or more than that of the bottomlayers. By my rocking bar k2 this defect is obviated, since, as theclamping-bar rises, the rocking bar is slightly turned forward by theaction of the oblique slot n on the crank m2,

After the folding-gages have been adjusted at the required distanceapart on the table, the end of the fabric is drawn out from the packagein the package-carrier and fastened in the clamping-jaw ofone ofthefolding-gages, H. The package-carrier is the-n thrown in gear with thechain I and moved beyond the other folding-gage, H', when its motion isstopped;

the fabric is placed over the grooved bar in this second tblding-gage;it is then cut and both the cut ends are secured beneath the clampin g-jaw of this second folding-gage 5 then the package-carrier is moved backbeyondthe iirst folding-gage, H, and so on, until the pile has reachedthe desired thickness.

In this operation the fabric is piled without regard to either design,nap, or pattern, and the guide-rollers n are so placed that the fabricis drawn through beneath the transverse platform E.

If the fabric has av nap, pattern, or design it must be laid asillustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, and in the following manner: After the endof the fabric has been secured in the foldinglgage H, thepackage-carrier is moved beyond the folding-gage H' to the positionshown in Figs. 8 and 9, and the fabric is cut in the grooved bar andsecured in the clamping-jaw of this vfolding-.gage, as alreadydescribed. The nap, pattern, or design of the fabric turns toward thefolding-gage H, (see Fig. 9;) and it' the loose end of the fabricdepending from the package-carrier would be fastened in foldinggage H',and the package-carrier be caused to move back over or beyond thefolding-gage H, the-second layer of the fabric would lie face to face tothe first layer; but the nap', design, or pattern of this second layerwould run'contrary to that of the irst layer. In order to bring eachpair of layers face to face with the nap, pattern, or design ruiming inone and the same direction, the guide-rollers n of the package-carriermust be raised, and when the package-carrier has reached the positionshown in Fig. 8 it must be turned half round on its pivot f, and thenmoved back bcyond the folding-gage H before the loose end of the fabricdepending from the package-carrier can be secured in this last-namedfoldinggage. The package-carrier is then moved beyond the folding-gageH', the fabric is cut, and the second layer is secured in thecla-mpving-jaw of this folding-gage, the face of this second layer beingvturned toward the face of the first layer, and the naps, patterns, ordesigns of both layers running in one and the same direction. Thepackage-carrier is then again turned half round on its pivot f, and

the second pair of layers are formed the same' as the first pair, alwaysstarting from the clamping-gage H, so that the naps, patterns, ordesigns of all the layers will run in one and the same direction, whilethe layers of each pair are face to face.

During this operation it is requisite that the guide-rollers n can beraised, so as to allow the package-carrier to turn over the transverseplatform E, while in forming a pile of` layers without regard to nap,pattern, or design the guide-rollers n must be lowered so that thefabric will always pass beneath the transverse platform E, and will notbe liable to pass between this platform and the bottom plate of thepackage-carrier. It is therefbre essential to have said guide-rollers soarranged that they can be raised or lowered.

- By means of the transverse platform E the wheels a a b b, whichsupport the packagecarrier on both sides of the table, and the car D arefirmly connected, the table is lrelieved from all side strain, and themotion of the package-carrier and car can be eiiected with comparativelylittle power, and it can be controlled with the greatest ease andaccuracy; and if it isgconsidercd that a table for piling fabrics mustbe from forty to sixty feet long, and that the weight of the packagevaries from forty to one hundred pounds, the advantages above statedwill be readily appreciated.

When a pile has reached the desired thickness it may be taken from thetable A to Aone n n l age-carrier C, and car D,vof an endless cha1n,.

of the tables A, Fig. 2, for the purpose of marking. This operation isfacilitated by means of a removable bridge, 0, a longitudinal section ofwhich' is shown in Fig. 1". It

consists of a flat plate of metal or other suitable material, and isprovided at its bottom s'urfacewith lips 12, which it between the edgesof the tables A A* and retain the bridge in position. If kthe table A islong enough the marking may be done on the table.

It desired, my apparatus can be used for forming a pile of folded layersinstead of forming the same of layers detached from each other bycutting; in this case the clampingjaws of lthe folding-gages are thrownback, and suitable folding-sticks are placed in the bights between thesuccessive layers.

In order to be able to run the package-carrier Cy by hand-power, I mounton the shaftj1 a cog-wheel, s2, and on the stud al, Fig. 3, a cog-wheel,t2, which is firmly connected to the chain-wheel L. The cog-wheel s2 ismade movable, so that it can be thrown in or out of gear with thecog-wheel t, and if it is in gear/the set-screw n of the hand-crank m istakenout, the wheels K of the chain I are stopped, and by turning thecrank ml the package-carrier can be moved in either direction.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by LcttersPatent, is`

1. The combination, with theL table A and package-carrier C, of tworails, c d, secured to the table A on opposite sides thereof, one beingon a level with the surface of the table and the other beneath saidlevel, a bracket, F, supporting the package-carrier, wheels a, a,connected to said bracket and running on the rail c, a transverseplatform, E, supported at one end by the bracket F and at the oppositeend by rods e and wheels b b, running on a rail, d, and supporting therods e, all combined and adapted to operate substantially in the man nerherein shown and described.

2. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, its wheels a ab b, rails c d on opposite sides of the table, bracket F, supporting thepackage-carrier, and transverse platform E, supported by the wheels b b,of a car, D, running on a rail, t, the transverse platform forming theconnection between the car and the package-carrier, substantially as setforth.

3. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, car D, andmechanism for imparting motion to said ear yand package-earrier, of abrake mechanism adapted to be operated from the workmans seat H* andacting on the wheels of the car, substantially as and forl the purposedescribed.

4. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, car D, andmechanism tor imparting motion to said car and package-carrier, ofmovable stops, adapted to be operated from the workmans seat, and thewheels a a of the package-carrier, adapted to be brought into gear rwithsaid stops, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The combination, with the tableA, pack- I, loose chain-.wheels L L,running in gear with .the chain I,y and mechanism for stopping andreleasing said chain-wheels, substantially as and for the purposedescribed. A

\ 6. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, car D,endless chain I, andloose l.chain-wheels L L", of a clutch-lever, M,'and mechanism for adjusting the position of saidV y clutch-lever fromthe workmans seat, substan-v tially as set forth. v U

7. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, car D, endlesschain I, loose chain-wheels L L", and clutch-lever M, of mechanism forthrowing the clutch-lever automatically out of gear when thepackage-carrier reaches either end of its stroke, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, car D, endlesschain I, and loose chain-wheels L L, of a hand-crank, m', and cog-wheelss2 t2 for moving the package-carrier by hand, substantially as setforth.

9. The combination, withv the table A, package-carrier C, transverseplatform E, and car D, of a tubular shaft, il, extending beneath the i'transverse platform, a pinion, h1, mounted-on one, and a disk, 701,mounted on the opposite, end of this tubular shaft, a hand-crank, m',connected to the disk k1, a tongue, p', for stopping the motion of thedisk, a rack, g1, geared together with the pinion hl, and alever, M, for

throwing the package-earner in or out of gear with the drivingmechanism, substantially as described.

10. vThe combination, with the table A, package-carrier C, rack g,pinion h1, andlever M, for throwing the package-carrier in or out ofgear with the driving mechanism, of stops connected to the rack g, andadapted to act on the wheels a aof the package-carrier, substantially asset forth.

11. The combination, with the package-carrier C, its supporting-bracketF, pivot f, yand transverse platformE, of guide-rollers n, adapted to beraised above or dropped below the transverse platform, substantially asand for the purpose described.

12. The combination, with the clamping-jaw iz of the folding-gages andwith their grooved rocking bars k2, of a crank, m2, and lugs g2,provided withgoblique slots n2, substantially as and for thepurpose'shown and described.

13. The combination, with the piling-table Aand with the marking-tablesAi, of a bridge, O, provided with lips a?, to t between the edges of thetables, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand andseal `this 24th day of June, 1878.

' ALBIN WARTH. [L. s]

Witnesses:

W. HAUFF, E. F. KASTENHUBER.

